PORTUGAL
Lisbon
Lisbon is a FABULOUS place to visit and about as safe a destination as one could find. It has mild weather, Ocean views, historic districts, and people who love living there (and exhibit a respectable command of English). If it sounds a lot like Charleston...it IS.
Monasterio de Jeronimos; a must see landmark
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Torre de Belem, from which Portuguese caravels set sail in search of new worlds in the 14th-16th centuries |
Jeff and Archie feel adventurous |
and climb to the top |
While Joan and John amuse themselves with her new Selfie Stick |
One of the many popular "Arab-flavored" Districts around Lisbon |
A famous elevator takes you to Districts located at the top |
Or you can take a tram or even walk...though going down is easier |
The views are worth the walk (or the tariff) |
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Can't help but say (again): |
We can't get enough of these labyrinthine streets |
On your mark, get set... |
...there's a famous hat shop around here somewhere... |
Too many to remember their name... |
...but never too many to admire |
Castelo de Sao Jorge, built by Moors in the mid 11th c; last defensive stronghold of the royalty; walk about "sky blue!" |
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Everything is festive... |
...every place has tile that is a work of art |
Joan indulges at the most famous bakery in town |
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It takes two hand |
to hold our Burger King fix! |